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The Hey Duggee interactive stage show comes to The Lowry, Salford March 24–26. It’s the first-ever stage adaptation of the CBeebies series, which brings Duggee and friends to life through puppetry and storytelling. It has been adapted for the stage by Vikki Stone (#zoologicalsociety – Royal And Derngate, Romeo And Duet – ITV) and Matthew… Continue reading Hey Duggee in Salford

On the 30th anniversary of its completion Neil Bartlett directs a live version of Derek Jarman’s seminal film Blue in Brighton, Margate, Manchester and London. Blue was Derek Jarman’s final film. Completed in May 1993, just months before his death, it is his testament. For 74 minutes, an unchanging screen of celestial blue is accompanied by voices which… Continue reading Blue goes live

Author of Vera and Shetland, Ann Cleeves, is to host her interactive murder mystery, Bannocks and Blood, March 5, to raise funds for Boho Arts’ crowdfunding campaign. This aims to transform an old vacant building near Newcastle central station into a creative arts venue. Boho Arts launched the crowdfunding campaign in November, and has raised £34,000 in public donations so… Continue reading Ann on a mission

Jonzi D’s celebration of hip hop culture, Breakin’ Convention, storms back to Blackpool Grand Theatre June 10 with live performances from poppers, lockers, b-boys and b-girls. It also showcases local talent alongside global performers. Hosted and curated by UK hip hop legend and artistic director Jonzi D, the festival also features DJs, graffiti artists and… Continue reading Seaside storm of hip hop

J M Barrie’s regency comedy Quality Street comes to Bolton Octagon as part of its UK tour. The original run in 2020 was cut short by the pandemic and has now been revived for 2023. In a co-production with New Vic Theatre, Northern Broadsides stirs in a helping of Yorkshire wit. Phoebe Throssel will be… Continue reading Barrie play for Bolton

Tin Drum—the mixed reality content production studio—will debut Kagami in New York and Manchester this summer. Created with musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, the event will be at The Shed in New York and during the Manchester International Festival. Kagami fuses photography with the real world to create a mixed reality presentation. Audiences will wear… Continue reading Kagami event for Manchester

Tickets are now on sale for charity concert Love In Mind raising funds for The Harvey Parker Trust. This new charity has been founded in memory of 20-year-old Harvey Parker to support young artists experiencing mental health issues. Parker was a gender fluid, autistic, mixed-race musician who took their own life in December 2021. Led by Mark Rylance… Continue reading Mark Rylance has Love In Mind

A stage show charting the careers and relationship between Hollywood mother and daughter Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli is on a UK tour to Lancaster, Bolton, Lowestoft, Oldham, Barnstaple, Sale, Ulverston, Ilkley, Cheltenham, Milford Haven and Cardiff. It’s created and written by West End performer Emma Dears who appears as Liza Minnelli, with Francis Goodhand… Continue reading Judy & Liza on tour

This Town is a modern-day epic narrative poem, performed and written by Rory Aaron (BBC New Creatives, Southbank Poetry Collective). An ode to home, it uses spoken word to transport audiences to a post-industrialised landscape. Against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis and a looming recession, it looks at young people’s experience of… Continue reading This Town in Manchester

Dancing on Ice finalist and Coronation Street star Faye Brookes joins the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s Strictly Ballroom The Musical as part of a 10-month tour which comes to The Lowry, Salford June 26 to July 1. The musical, based on film of the same name, is directed by Craig Revel Horwood, who co-choreographs with Strictly’s creative director Jason Gilkison. Faye… Continue reading Faye joins Ballroom cast